ABSTRACT
Sound theoretical ideas alone will not provide workable solutions. The goals of the KE framework need to be achieved by specific copyright and development policies in each country. As introduced in Chapter 3, although it would be desirable for all nations to work collectively to contribute to KE goals and the resolution of the copyright imbalance issue, benefit conflicts and various developmental priorities would inevitably cause divergences between different countries (particularly between copyright-importing and -exporting countries) in international IP trade and the IP legislative process. Furthermore, such divergences could even become intensified and cause potential IP trade wars in certain circumstances. This would obviously not augur well for the achievement of the KE objectives and the establishment of an effective international economic and legislative order generally. Thus, the question of how to establish a proper and feasible copyright policy in order to facilitate the resolution of potential international IP trade conflicts and harmonise social development and IP protection has become an important issue that all countries have to face up to in the digital age.
